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Von Miller is a one-man wrecking machine One of Von Miller’s
newest teammates nailed it when describing the edge rusher’s performance against
the Seahawks - and specifically against its elite QB.“Von is a monster — he’s a
man among boys out here http://www.denverbroncosteamonline.com/darian-stewart-jersey ,”
said Adam Jones, who joined the Broncos’ defense two weeks ago and got to see
first-hand what a difference maker Miller is in the game. And that includes
having played with DeMarcus Ware and Jevon Kearse.“But Von Miller is by far the
best defensive end, linebacker, however you want to call it, that I’ve played
with — period,” Jones added. “The guy comes to practice every day, plays hard,
practices hard, leads by example — and it shows on Sunday.”Even Mother Nature
can’t stop the Vonster. With asthma and an allergy to grass, the outside
linebacker has been utilizing oxygen on the sidelines since he came into the
league. But a jumbotron view of No. 58 putting on the oxygen mask at Mile High
on Sunday after his third sack was cause for extra celebration in Denver - one
he felt a tiny bit bad about.“When I get to the sideline, I’m going to get on
the oxygen no matter what, even if I [don’t] need it or not. It’s just
tradition,” he said, adding he wasn’t trying to hype the crowd. “I wasn’t even
paying attention, and I look up and Case is telling everybody to be quiet. I
felt kind of kind of bad for a second. But it was a great moment to share with
the fans and share with Broncos Country.”For Miller’s long-time teammates, this
was business as usual. Well, sort of. Miller’s three sacks, four QB hits, two
forced fumbles and a fumble recovery was as dominating a performance as he’s had
since Super Bowl 50, and it appropriately vaulted him onto the NFL’s Top 50
All-time Sacks list.“He’s really a freak and he does a lot of things that help
other players make plays too,” noted Todd Davis, who led the team with eight
tackles and one QB hit. “The way he really rushed off the edge and maintained
that tackle and Chris [Harris Jr.] was able to come off the edge and make a
play. People see Chris make the play, but you don’t see what Von does again to
make another sack happen. He’s a great player, and I’m just excited to watch him
play, even when I’m on the field with him.”Justin Simmons, who added another
interception to his resume on Sunday www.denverbroncosteamonline.com ,
agreed that a pass rusher like Miller makes everybody’s job on defense a little
bit easier - especially against a quarterback like Wilson.“When you play with
someone like that, it makes your job so much easier. Russ is definitely one of
the best, if not the best, mobile quarterbacks in the game, and so when you see
him back there flustered a little bit it’s because of ‘58’ and the rest of the
guys up front,” Simmons said. “When you have a dominant front seven like we do,
it makes our job on the back end so much better. That’s what we’re encouraged
about. We didn’t play the best that we can, and we know that our front seven is
amazing, so we’re going to get after it every week.”And rookie Bradley Chubb
made sure to take notice of the “sack master” on his team.“When he got the first
[sack] I was like, ‘OK, he’s so special.’ When he got the second one, I was
like, ‘OK, he needs to slow down, I need to get one.’ Then he got the third one
and I was like, ‘Alright, this is his game and nobody can take that from him,’”
Chubb said. “He’s just a great player, and I’m happy to be on his
sideline.”Nothing in Miller’s performance Sunday was out of character. It’s what
Broncos fans have come to expect from him.But it has been a long time since
getting to witness such domination from No. 58, and that had everything to do
with having a lead in the game.“He’s a special player, but if you’re not playing
with a lead, he can’t be special,” coach Vance Joseph said. “Last season, we
played with I think two leads, so hopefully we can get more leads, and he can be
special each week for us.”Miller certainly won’t argue with that Denver Broncos
T-Shirt , but he’s definitely happy to have the game against Wilson
behind him.Wilson, who was sacked six times, only tallied five rushing yards on
the day. And he did beat the defense with his arm for 298 yards, but thanks to
the Broncos’ offense being able to keep up - and even ahead - the strategy
allowed the defense to maintain its aggressiveness and frustrate the
Seahawks.“We played a really tough defense. This is one of the best defenses we
will face all year,” Wilson said after the game. “They have, obviously, Von, who
is a great player and made some key plays.”One of those key plays started off as
a mistake by Von, who self-described his mistake as an “ol茅” after jumping
outside and needing to gain ground to cover the runner.“I had ol茅’ed outside,
and technically that’s not a good move,” Miller laughed. “I knew I needed to get
back down to be able to make the tackle, and the running back, he was running
and I just saw the ball and I just grabbed it.”Miller has stripped the ball from
a QB many times, but it’s not often he “steals” it right out of the hands of the
running back. “[Defensive Coordinator Joe] Woods and Coach Beake [assistant
defensive line coach Chris Beake] and all the defensive guys, they’ve been
preaching ‘Run to the ball, run to the ball, run to the ball,’ and this whole
offseason, I’ve been like ‘Why? Why? Why?’” Miller admitted. “Now I see it. Now
I see it. So I appreciate you, Coach.”Making a strong case already for Defensive
MVP this season, Miller knows he can do what he does because of the strong
supporting cast around him.“I know we’ve got really great rushers all across the
field. All I’ve got to do is rush. If the time is ticking and [Wilson] is
holding the ball four or five seconds, somebody else is coming. So having
Bradley and Shaq and Shane and Wolfe and all those guys, it definitely eases the
mind,” Miller said, happy to share the glory in a win. “We’ve got a great team.
We got a great win today. We played great defense. This is how you want to start
a season off.”The big takeaway from the Broncos loss is all about coaching The
running theme of the offseason was whether or not Vance Joseph and his coaching
staff could improve from their poor performance in 2017. After the first four
weeks of the season, the short answer has to be no. When the Denver Broncos lost
to the Kansas City Chiefs on Monday Night Football Denver Broncos
Hats , it wasn’t the blowout some expected, but there was only one
glaring issue.As Ian St. Clair and I discussed on the postgame recap, Vance
Joseph and his staff seem unprepared for NFL action. Joe Woods continually puts
the defense in the wrong scheme. Bill Musgrave forgets he has a legit one-two
punch at running back. It is a disgrace to watch this staff ruin this talented
group.Sure, we could talk about Keenum missing Demaryius Thomas for an easy
touchdown at the end of the game. And we could bemoan his accuracy issues. We
could discuss how Brandon Marshall continues to be a liability in coverage, or
the lack of depth in the secondary. But none of that mattered.In truth, the
Broncos went into their matchup with Kansas City looking like a team that was
going to have 50 points scored on them. It was a legitimate concern for this
writer. However, the defense was able to hold one of the highest scoring
offenses in the league to just 27 points. Just imagine what the score would have
looked like if the coaches knew what plays to call.No. The one big takeaway from
this four-point loss is all about the inability of the coaching staff to put
their players in a position to succeed. On the offensive side of the ball, how
can anyone think not handing the ball to Royce Freeman and Phillip Lindsay all
day was a good idea. Freeman had 8 carries for 67 yards and a touchdown. That’s
8.4 yards per carry! Am I missing something? Lindsay carried the ball 12 times
for 69 yards and a score. Surely I’m not the only one noticing this, right?How
can Bill Musgrave not notice his stud rookies averaging 6.8 yards per carry? Is
it stubbornness? Stupidity? A lack of football knowledge? If I saw it, he must
have seen it.Let’s not forget the pitiful decisions made by Joe Woods down the
stretch. The defense scratched and clawed all game, overcoming pitiful offensive
series after series. Even still, Joe Woods figured out a way to allow the Chiefs
to go from 2nd and forever to getting a first down. Booger McFarland of the ESPN
broadcast saw it, questioning why they were in man to man. Surely Joe Woods
understands, right? He understands on 3rd and extra long at the end of the game
you play off, and don’t allow a scrambling Mahomes to make things happen,
right?And did he not notice that Patrick Mahomes was better when he was flushed
outside the pocket? Perhaps a little more contain on the kid that seems to love
school yard plays more than anything? My confusion just continued to grow
throughout the game. No adjustments were made. No changes to try and eliminate
big plays. Just relying on the talents of the players.Don’t get me wrong.
Football is played by players, but isn’t the job of the coaching staff to
prepare the team? Isn’t it their job to put the players in the best possible
position to win? And it wasn’t like Andy Reid outcoached anyone. Vance Joseph et
al. just couldn’t make the right call. The real concern is how simple it seemed
to be for everyone else, and how difficult it was for the Broncos coaches.This
is an indictment of the head coach, but it does not excuse the offensive and
defensive coordinators. The worst part? Having to learn a whole new playbook in
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